Jim Nabors, the actor best known for playing the dimwitted but good-natured Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show, has died, according to WTHR in Indiana. He was 87. Nabors rose to fame playing Mayberry yokel Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show from… Read more

Opie competes against Billy Crenshaw (John Bangert) for a grocery-store job and then learns the boy needs the money more than he does. This episode kicked off the series' sixth season and was the first to air in color. Doakes: Norris Goff. Karen: Ronda Jet (more…)Opie competes against Billy Crenshaw (John Bangert) for a grocery-store job and then learns the boy needs the money more than he does. This episode kicked off the series' sixth season and was the first to air in color. Doakes: Norris Goff. Karen: Ronda Jeter. Opie: Ronny Howard. Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier. Goober: George Lindsey.

Andy fires crossing guard Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) for throwing rocks at cars and hires Malcolm Merriweather (Bernard Fox). But Ernest T. isn't about to give up without a fight. This episode marked the last appearance of both Ernest T. Bass and Malco (more…)Andy fires crossing guard Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) for throwing rocks at cars and hires Malcolm Merriweather (Bernard Fox). But Ernest T. isn't about to give up without a fight. This episode marked the last appearance of both Ernest T. Bass and Malcolm Merriweather. It is also the only episode to feature both characters.